Perhaps it's nostalgia. Or maybe it just doesn't bother you. I once watched a video blog about nostalgia in the context of older games, about people my age or yours. There's a certain group of players who don't mind it at all. That's how I feel about Settlers 3, for example, and I don't mind the slow pace that many complain about. Or the same thing with CnC 1, but with resource gathering.